hush money

Speech parts

1. hush money - Noun

2. hush money - Phrase

Meaning

a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bribery bribe blackmail graft baksheesh payoff sweetener backhander kickback slush fund black money grease payment palm-greasing actual bribery corrupting gift
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Hypernyms

bribe payoff

Examples

Author’s note: These responses were given on May 3, 2018, shortly after President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani admitted that Trump repaid his personal attorney Michael Cohen for $130,000 in hush money given to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Source: Internet

Decide for yourself in this eye-opening lecture that illustrates a range of political scandals: extramarital affairs, hush money, favoritism, and more. Source: Internet

A recording purportedly made in March emerged in which Temer apparently supported the continued payment of hush money to Eduardo Cunha, the powerful former speaker believed to have dirt on many politicians. Source: Internet

Cohen admitted to paying Daniels $130,000 in hush money out of his own pocket. Source: Internet

But Avenatti said the women, who contacted him months ago, were "paid hush money prior to the 2016 election." Source: Internet

In a bombshell interview, President Trump’s new attorney Rudy Giuliani claims the president paid Michael Cohen back for the $130,000 hush money he gave to Stormy Daniels. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

hush money

Close letter words and terms

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